Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-09-29

A Council Bluffs special OF the esd says

this afternoon began the work Of grading
a line from the transfer up Tenth avenue,
and surveyed a foundation for their new
freight office and depot This means an
other general union debot for all the
roads in this city to be located near the
business center of the city. 1t has caused
much good feeling throughout the city,
and convinced the people that the Union
Pacific would eventually fulfill its promises
to Council Bluffs and Iowa.
The Governors Grays, Of Dubuque,
were received with Alright royal welcome
on their return from the Philadelphia
Centennial, Sept. %. The old members
of the company, who went out as the
first volunteers of the war in 1861, went
down to meet them, together with thou
sands Of citizens. The company carried
the original battle.hag presented to them
in 1859, by the ladies Of Dubuque, and
which has been restored to them by Gen.
Frank J. Heron, of New York, who was
the Captain Of the company when they
volunteered their services in 1861. They
marched to the Lorimer House where
banquet was spread for them in room
properly decorated with flowers. They
feel very proud of the reception given
them in Philadelphia, New York and
Washington.
A special from Prairieburg, Sept %
Gays: A fatal accident happened yester-
day on the farm of d. Couuilette, two
and one half milei west of this place.
Said Coquillette had and old well dug and
stoned up about forty feet which he wish
ed to deepen, and so one of the diggers,
Frank Sanford, who lived OF Center juno
ton, was lowered in the bucket for the
purpose of bringing up some tools, as the
water appeared to be coming in pretty
rapidly, and stepping on the platform
near the bottom Of the old part, pre-
paratory to getting his tools he was
seen to pitch over from suffocation
or other cause. Graphing hooks
were sent for and brought from Prairie
burg as soon as possible, when he
was hauled up, dead. DR.. Soper, of
this place. was one of several that went
to the place Of the accident to assist
The doctor was let down into the well,
holding rubber air tube, and when
half way down he signaled for them
to haul him up at once, as the foul
gas or air was not endurablle. Hence
the suppositisn that Mr. Sanford died
from suffocation at the bottom Of the
walled part of the well on the platform,
so he did not happen to fall lower,
resting, it seemed, against the bucket
The new or bored part of the well was
about fifteen feet.
A Burlington widow whose husband
committed suicide was charged by the
family of her husband with being the
cause of the suicide. The widow to vim
dictate herself had spiritualistic seance
where departed spirits were called to ties.
tify in the case, at which the father of the
suicide was present. The husband who
had suicided was called to the stand and
testified that there was no unpleasant re-
lation between himself and wife; that she
had been a good wife to him. He further
said he did not commit suicide. He had
gone to the stable to clean his revolver,
and as he stood in the doorway the wind
suddenly blew the door against his arm
causing the pistol to be discharged, thus
ending his earthly existence. The affair
/ excites not little camment in Burling
| ton.
O'Brien county's new court house q,
Sheldon is open for business.
Atlantic's packing house will begin
operations next month with force of zoo
men.
During tho last ten years twenty one
divorces have been granted in Boone
county.
The Atlantic Telegraph says Henry
Alderman, the well.known farmer OF
Noble township, and his son were riding
and leading number of horses and colt
on the public highway in the south part
of the county on last Friday. They me
Mrs. Weston, q woman beyond middle
| llle, WdlkInS. MIS- VCston otcppcu ou
of the road to allow the horses to pas:
and then stepped into the road again. Al
she stepped into the road one of thu
horses kicked her with both feet, killing
her almost instantly. Mrs. Weston wa
formerly from Missouri and has two SON
living in the south part of the county.
At the fifth series Of tests Of automatic
air brakes on freight cars at Burlington
the tests demonstrated that on q fifty ca
train 1000 feet long, equipped with West
inghouse air brakes, and running at
speed nf forty miles an hour, can b
brought to. a stand in distance of go
feet without any shock and at twent.
miles an hour in 1855 feet without an.
shock, which is is without precedent.
The Mississippi River Logging com
pany, held its annual session in Clinton
on the 21st and elected f. Weyerhauser
of Rock Island, ILL.,, president; A. Lamb
Clinton, vice president; Thos. Irvine. o
Beef Slough, Secretary. The purchas
of the Eau Claire Lumber Co.'S for 81,
200, 900 property was ratified. The Shel
Lake and Baronette Lumber companie
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